16 Roads to Ride in 2016
1. The Valley of the Tears (The VOTT) - Gran Canaria Now this is a tough climb. Rising from near sea level the VOTT climbs for 12.4km at an average…
1. The Valley of the Tears (The VOTT) - Gran Canaria Now this is a tough climb. Rising from near sea level the VOTT climbs for 12.4km at an average…
Ahead of Sunday’s iconic l’Enfer du Nord, the La Fuga office selects 5 favourite videos from Paris Roubaix across the years, showcasing the timeless appeal of the cobbles.
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It took a dirty Sunday morning bashing through Surrey bridleways on our road bikes to remind me why we need Roubaix.
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John Deering, co author of best seller “How to be a Cyclist” shares his top 5 tips on how to ride and survive the cobbles of Flanders & Roubaix.
Guest Blogger: Nigel Manson
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
ché la diritta via era smarrita.
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
From the opening lines of Dante’s Inferno.
A few years ago, when I was in my late thirties, I found myself in my own ‘forest dark’. Restless at work, lacking focus, and feeling empty and lost, I could feel midlife cloying around me like an itch I couldn’t scratch. The crisis was sure to happen, but what would it be? I could leverage up and buy an Aston Martin… or I could dye my hair back to the colour of my youth, wear black jeans and a leather jacket, and have a ridiculous affair with an inappropriate 25yr-old dirty blonde? OR, I could take up a ridiculous pasttime where I could set myself some ridiculous goals, obsess about data to the nth degree and equip myself with some hi-tech, weapons-grade kit. And so I found cycling. I honestly thought I’d made the choice that would be both better for my marriage and cheaper. In hindsight, I was probably wrong on both counts. (more…)
We cannot think of a more grandiose way to start the pro-cycling season than to absorb the electric atmosphere on the side lines of Paris-Roubaix or the Tour of Flanders.…
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